Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-26

away the heat impaired to it by the head
The same person found that sleep could
be brought on by simply warming the
body. especially the feet, or by taking q
walk, or by cold shower or sponge
bath, followed by rubbing with coarse
towel. Getting out of the bed for few
minutes when the air was cool often
brought relief. BE had lain awake half
the night, aud then after being up long
enough to mix and drink lemonade had
fallen asleep at once on going to bed.
This student found that light lunch
just before going to bed relieved his
brain by drawing the blood to his stom-
ach. Some physicians advise the proven
ton Of the flow Of blood to the brain,
while others argue that tie brain must
have an excess of blood to nourish 1t. To
keep the blood from the brain double up
the pillow and place it under the neck in
such a way that it nearly closes the ar
terry. To supply blood to the brain lie
with the feet higher than the
head. One victim recommends ex-
ternsl quiet, while another victim Of
sleeplessness found thar q continuous low
noise favored sleep. The sound of water
dropping on a pan hiss been prescribed
by physician. The explanation seems
to be that simple monotonous impress
sion quiets the brain oy occupying it, to
the exclusion Of more varied and interest
ing and, therefore, stimulating impress
sions. On the same principle are the de-
vices of counting backward or forward,
imagining sheep jumping one by one
through gate, etc, but they are open to
the objection OF causing one portion OF
IN hyei RI ho IN arAo
to control the rest Of it. -
A man who he's "struck upon the right
plan at last" and opens ue to the world
something that Is calculated to make
mankind rejoice and do away with all
drowsiness, writes that all you have TO
do is to imagine Veursef going on long
journey. Think over the details of i.
every night when sleep lsgs. The plsn
made him healthy AID happy.
A physician has one simple remedy
which requires no medlsine. Compose
the mind as much as possible, and confne
the thoughts 10 one subj ct, or mum Der
Or individual, and close the eyelids, roll
ing the eyes continuously in one direc-
ton. In short time Consciousness will
be lost, and you will be In the bllssful
land of dreams.
After an experience OF two years an-
other man found that he Was always able
to go to sleep very shortly after retiring
to rest by keeping his eyes looking down
he found that they turned up when he
WAS sleepless and WAS cogiia ing some
thing that kept him awake. This remedy
WAS good in every case except when
something especially annoVing or worry
ing had occurred.
An editor finds relief by wetting cloth
with cold wafer and binding it scross his
forehead. Another plan is to draw in a
long, slow breath by the mouth,
and to force the breath on,
through the nose, imagine that the cur
rents can be seen. An attempt may also
be made 10 read an amusing novel In bed,
or to repeat familiar poem; but all
study or serious reading should oe
stopped half sn hour before going to bed.
In paper read by physician before the
Boston Society for Medical Improvement,
he said that sleeplessness is cfen caused
byetarvation, and that tumbIer of milk,
II drank in the middle Of the night, W Il
often put people to sleep when hypnotics
would fail OF their purpose.
There IL practically no limit TO She